John G shared that the Winetasting is Friday, April 12 and over 20 restaurants will be participating. They are seeking volunteers to help with the event, auction donations, and also seek event sponsors, too.
MARK YOUR CALENDARS! Rotary's 2019 Winetasting Event will be Friday, April 12, 2019, at Bordine's. Tickets are available and may be purchased online!
Derby Day Fundraiser is May 4 at Chapman House. Limited tickets are available. Please see Christine Hage for more details.
Please mark your calendars. This year's Habitat Dinner will be at Van Hoosen Farm on May 16, 5-8 p.m. Cost is $25/person.
DG Jane McManus shared information about the upcoming District Conference to be held in Detroit, May 3-4. There are a variety of different ticket packages available for persons to attend. You can find more information at www.rotary6380.org.
ROTARIAN OF THE WEEK AWARD
Steve Schettenhelm handed the bejeweled trophy to Phil Lowman as a thank you from the club sheriffs... congrats, Phil!
SONGS
Speaking of Bob, he led us in two great songs today, I'd Like to Teach the World to Sing (partial song) and April Showers. They were both well received. Thank you, Bob!
SHERIFF'S REPORT
President Rodney led us in April Fools Day table trivia, and we learned much and laughed often. $314 was raised for Rotary Scholarships. Thank you everyone!
PROGRAM
Ron Lichtle introduced today’s speaker, Peter Provenzano, the president of Oakland Community College. Peter is in his second year as president. He spoke about OCC "Becoming the College of Choice." OCC has five campuses in Oakland County, and part of their vision is "excellence in all we do." OCC currently trains nearly 90% of all the Oakland County first responders. OCC is also a local leader in EMIT and Workforce Development. He highlighted a recent renovation at the Advanced Technology Center and then showed a video of Gov. Whitmer's visit to the center back in February. He also spoke about OCC's Five Year Capital Campaign to address $300 million in deferred maintenance and renovations to the existing campus buildings. He spoke of their recent work in renewing the HLC (Higher Learning Commission) accreditation, which occurs every ten years. They look forward to hearing back from the HLC. He also spoke of the Transfer Agreements that OCC has with other nearby colleges and universities, such as OU and Wayne State. Peter spoke about the Global Literacy Endorsement program and how Wayne State is accepting students with this endorsement into their Global Studies program. He also talked about how OCC is becoming the Partner of Choice with businesses and non-profits in our community. They are targeting job skills training and partnerships with companies to help students and businesses thrive. He also spoke about the growing partnership with the Detroit Institute of Arts and its benefits to students and faculty. Peter then took questions from those present.
Thank you, Peter, for a great presentation about OCC!
